Overview
Piazza Navona was built on the former site of the first-century Stadium of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis (competition arena), following the form of the open space of the stadium. It was converted to a public square in the 15th century, and Pope Innocent X, who reigned from 1644 until 1655, is credited with transforming it into an example of Baroque Roman architecture, largely because his family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, faced the piazza.
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